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Visit the ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie set on this small-group Hobbiton tour from Auckland, limited to 25 people. At the Hobbiton Movie Set, you’ll visit the home of Bilbo Baggins and peer inside other hobbit holes of the Shire — filming site of ‘The Hobbit’ and the ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy. Your knowledgeable guide points out the party tree and the Mill. Enjoy cider, ale or ginger beer at the Green Dragon Inn, and recharge with lunch at The Shires Rest — both included.

Recent Photos of This Tour

Small-Group Tour: The Lord of the Rings Hobbiton Movie Set Tour from Auckland

Jay and Don, two fellow Lions ...

Don flies 12,500 miles to meet a fellow Millwall supporter who lives in Perth, Australia while visiting Hobbiton - it ...

Photo by: Don D 05 2016

In the Green Dragon Bar

A cup of ale for Marg and Don

Photo by: Don D 05 2016

Two Hobbits from the UK

Marg and Don.

Photo by: Don D 05 2016

Two Hobbits from the UK

Marg and Don

Photo by: Don D 05 2016

Hobbiton

Hobbiton

Photo by: JENNIFER K Australia, 06 2015

Hobbiton

Hobbiton

Photo by: JENNIFER K Australia, 06 2015

Hobbiton

Hobbiton

Photo by: JENNIFER K Australia, 06 2015

Beautiful Hobbiton

Beautiful Hobbiton

Photo by: JENNIFER K Australia, 06 2015

Quaint Little Village

Hobbiton in LOTR

Photo by: Jeanie_goldman 03 2015

Looking out of Green Dragon ...

At Hobbiton in the Green Dragon Inn

Photo by: Julie M 01 2014

The Green Dragon

Green Dragon in the distance.

Photo by: Chareli S 01 2014

A Hobbit garden

A garden in Hobbiton

Photo by: Colleen K 10 2013

Hobbiton

Picture of Hobbiton in morning from Green Dragon

Photo by: Patrick J B 07 2013

What You Can Expect

Hobbiton Movie Set

Travel south over the Bombay Hills to the fertile farmland of the Waikato region after morning pickup from your Auckland hotel. En route to Hobbiton, disembark the coach for a stretch break and stop for morning tea (own expense) before arrival at the Hobbiton Movie Set, located in Matamata.

Your guide takes you through this working sheep farm, a prime filming location for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings movie series with incredible views overlooking the world’s biggest outdoor movie set. Fans will love exploring the Shire, home to hobbit holes including Bilbo Baggins’s house. Stop for photos in front of the Mill, the party tree and the double-arch bridge as you’re entertained with tales about the making of the films.

Then head to the Green Dragon Inn for a complimentary cider, ale or ginger beer. After your tour of Hobbiton, enjoy an included lunch at The Shire’s Rest before your day trip ends with drop-off at your hotel in Auckland.

Customer Reviews

Fabulous! We enjoyed both our tour bus driver and the Hobbiton tour guide. Very articulate and gave us some inside information on the making of the movie there. We only had 17 in the group, and that was perfect. Other tour groups had 30 or 40. We were able to stop for photos. What a beautiful and magical place. Peter Jackson was a genius! We ended the day at the replica of the Green Dragon and had a beer before going to our delicious lunch. I would do this again. So worth it!

This tour needs to be a 10 . We had beautiful weather, a great guide, plus they went the extra mile and had a golf cart for us because we have mobility issues. The flowers are like a well groomed garden, the food was excellent, I have nothing but praise for this tour

This trip was AMAZING!!! My husband and I went on this tour on the 4th October 2016. The guide for the trip down from Auckland was great and provided us with many interesting facts about the Auckland area and the Maroi culture. You also get picked up from your hotel which was very convenient. We only had 13 people on our tour at Hobbiton while most other tours running at the same time had 45 people so we definitely felt like we got a more in depth experience. Would highly recommend to any Lord of the Rings fans.

Fabulous -- Sam, our guide at Hobbiton, had a lot of interesting things to tell us about the movie set. Our driver/guide knew a lot about New Zealand and the areas we traveled through. The weather was gorgeous. Definitely worth experiencing.